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Throughout his first five months in office, Barack Obama has been dealing with one crisis after another. To date, his presidency might be the most challenging since Franklin Roosevelt’s, if not Abe Lincoln’s. While he hasn’t had to face anything like the Great Depression or the collapse of the union, he did assume office […]

When I wrote this column nine years ago, my parents had just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. In recent years, the joys of marriage are becoming increasingly available to a new group of couples: those who are gay. And, since that advance in our society is more than overdo, I again offer my ode […]

With the completion of its seventh season as the Sacramento region’s principal venue for the performing arts, the Mondavi Center (on the campus of U.C. Davis) has established itself as a wonderful place to hear great music, see quality performances, and listen to interesting speakers. The 2008-2009 season provided generous offerings of each kind […]

President Obama covered a lot of ground in his ground-breaking speech in Cairo last week. Most observers give him high marks for the cosmetic aspects of the address (quoting the Talmud, the Koran and the New Testament of the Bible – all on the subject of peace – was a clear and easy way […]